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Saudi King Salman Receives Mikhail Bogdanov

Saudi King Salman Receives Mikhail Bogdanov

Wednesday, 6 December, 2017 - 13:15
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques welcomes the Russian envoy. SPA photo

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Wednesday Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, the Saudi Press Agency reported.


During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and aspects of cooperation between the two countries, SPA said.


The audience was attended by Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, Minister of State, Cabinet's Member, Chief of the Royal Court Khalid bin Abdulrahman Al-Issa, Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir and Russian Ambassador to the Kingdom Sergey Kozlov, the agency added.


Also Wednesday, King Salman received princes, the Kingdom's Grand Mufti, scholars and a group of citizens who came to greet him.


At the outset of the reception, they all listened to a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran.


The audience was attended by Prince Saad bin Abdullah bin Turki, Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Region, and a number of princes.


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